Varanasi: The Banaras Hindu University has established a dedicated cell to explore, facilitate, shape, and leverage the university’s partnerships with corporate entities.The initiative aims to bridge the gap between academia and corporate world, and to strengthen its CSR engagements.Prof Nirmal De of the department of Soil Science and agricultural chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, has been appointed as the first Professor-in charge of the cell for a tenure of two years.The cell will facilitate and coordinate corporate outreach while mobilising support for high-impact initiatives in research, education, healthcare, rural development, skill development, sustainability, and innovation.Vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi said that the newly created unit will function as a centralised institutional mechanism to conceptualise, shape, and strengthen corporate partnerships as well as industry linkages.The cell will be supported by an advisory committee chaired by the VC along with the registrar, finance officer, and industry experts as its members.It will work towards achieving two-way goals: creating new growth opportunities for our students and faculty, supporting incubators and innovation, and facilitating initiatives that bring positive change at the societal level.
